Singing Loudly

I concur in part and dissent in part with Class Maledictorian about whether hardbound books are better than paperbacks. I think that on bookcases a nice hardbound book does look better than it's paperback counterpart. Does that mean I would only buy hardbound? Not a chance because they are more expensive, more difficult to carry around, take up more space, and make me too careful with them.

My favorite type of book to buy are a certain type of paperback book. The absolute best book to own are Samuel French, Inc. paperbacks editions of plays. They are the perfect size, they come in wonderful colors, and they hold up extremely well. Just think of how actors treat their scripts and you'll understand why they have such incredible binding. They seem to hold up well as hardbound books.